One has to hand it to the White Stripes musician… probably after divorcing from his long-time wife and band mate, Meg White, Jack White sure seems to have a sense of humor about divorce. Now the singer is celebrating his anniversary with a divorce party in honor of the fact that he and his soon to be ex-wife, Karen Elson, are untying the knot. This is what the couple had to say about the event: “We remain dear and trusted friends and co-parents to our wonderful children Scarlett and Henry Lee. We feel so fortunate for the time we have shared and the time we will continue to spend both separately and together watching our children grow. In honor of that time shared, we are throwing a divorce party. An evening together in Nashville to re-affirm our friendship and celebrate the past and future with close friends and family.” Now that’s a real amiable divorce… at least for now.
It’s been four years since the duo put out any new music but fans of The White Stripes were still hoping for the best. However, the band is no more. Meg White and Jack White have decided to go their separate ways and continue to pursue other musical ventures without the other. On their official website’s main page, they explain “The reason is not due to artistic differences or lack of wanting to continue, nor any health issues as both Meg and Jack are feeling fine and in good health. It’s for a myriad of reasons, but mostly to preserve what is beautiful and special about the band and have it stay that way… The White Stripes belong to you now and you can do with it whatever you want. The beauty of art and music is that it can last forever if people want it to. Thank you for sharing this experience. Your involvement will never be lost on us and we are truly grateful.” All good things come to an end. I wish them the best of luck with their future endeavors.
The White Stripes have been on a hiatus since 2007 but lead singer Jack White recently revealed that he and Meg White are headed back into the studio to record another album. The rock star said We thought we’d do a lot of things that we’d never done: a full tour of Canada, a documentary, coffee-table book, live album, a boxed set. It was one long project that took almost three years.
Now that we’ve gotten a lot of that out of our system, Meg and I can get back in the studio and start fresh. I cant wait to see what theyve got in store.
Jack White is auctioning off a red and white custom made marimba used in the White Stripes 2005 Get Behind Me Satan tour. All proceeds will benefit flood victims in his current hometown of Nashville. The instrument has been kept in a case since 2006 and its ready to be bid on at eBay. I say grab the chance to get a piece of the bands music history and help out a great cause. I wonder how the auction will go and how high the marimba will go for. If that was one of Jacks guitars Im pretty sure it would go pretty high.
White Stripes drummer Meg White recently got married to guitarist Jackson Smith, son of rock icons Patti and Fred Smith, in front of a small group of friends and family in Nashville. The couple?s wedding was actually part of a double wedding held in the backyard of band mate and ex-husband Jack White, who lives in an old Southern home about 5 miles out of Nashville. Forget the weirdness it may bring, it?s so cool of Jack to do that for Meg. The other couple who got married was Racounters and Dead Weather bass player Jack Lawrence and his girlfriend Jo McCaughney. I bet that reception was amazing. Congratulations to both happy couples!
Conan O?Brien will soon be taking over for Jay Leno on the Tonight Show. The ginger headed talk show host scored a big musical act for his last Late Night show on February 20th, in the form of the White Stripes. The show favorite with be playing their first live performance since the summer of 2007 on Conan?s last New York City gig. Back in 2003, the brother and sister duo performed on the show for an entire week. I?m sure Meg and Jack will have something very special lined up for the funny host. Set your DVRs for the event.
It seems to be happening all over the place at the moment; celebs cancelling gigs due to illnesses etc?
But it has been revealed that The White Stripes may never tour again. Oh the travesty! The band cancelled their 2007 tour earlier this year after drummer Meg White was diagnosed with acute anxiety.
Jack White has now suggested the band may follow the lead of The Beatles in the ’60s and stop playing live, depending on how it affects Meg.
Oh no! I guess if it happens then we will have to pacify ourselves with TV appearances and DVDs. Not the same though?
